"It was the sad time after the death of the fair
young god of spring,
Tammuz. The beautiful goddess, Ishtar, who loved
Tammuz dearly, followed
him to the Halls of Eternity, defying the demons who
guard the Gates of
Time.
But at the first gate the guardian demon forced
Ishtar to surrender her
sandals, which the wise men say symbolizes giving up
the will.
And at the second gate, Ishtar had to surrender her
jeweled anklets,
which the wise say means giving up ego.
And at the third gate, she surrendered her robe,
which is the hardest of
all because it is giving up mind itself.
And at the fourth gate, she surrendered her golden
breast-cups, which is
giving up the sex role.
And at the fifth gate, she surrendered her necklace,
which is giving up
the rapture of illumination.
And at the sixth gate, she surrendered her earings,
which is giving up
magick.
And finally, at the seventh gate, Ishtar surrendered
her
thousand-petaled crown, which is giving up godhood.
It was only thus, naked, that Ishtar could enter
eternity. "
SOVEREIGN SISTER WINIFRED BARTON
- FEB. 06 EMAIL SERIES
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